Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital
Objectives: to investigate the sociodemographic profile and the process of hospitalization of elderly assisted in an emergency hospital. Methods: descriptive epidemiological study conducted at an emergency hospital with 300 elderly patients using a form with hospitalization process and sociodemogra...
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| author | Maria Luciene Nobre Coutinho Margarita Acevedo Samúdio Luciene Miranda de Andrade Rainério Nobre Coutinho Denise Maia Alves da Silva |
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Objectives: to investigate the sociodemographic profile and the process of hospitalization of elderly assisted in an emergency hospital. Methods: descriptive epidemiological study conducted at an emergency hospital with 300 elderly patients using a form with hospitalization process and sociodemographic variables. Results: there was a predominance of females (56.0%), between 80 and 89 years old (45.4%), illiterate or with elementary education (86.7%), married or living in stable union (42.6%), with non-communicable chronic disease (54.7%) and regular use of medications. The main reason for hospitalization was fall (54.7%) at home and in the morning hours (42.4%), with admission in the afternoon, transported by ambulance. Conclusion: the findings contribute to the development of strategies directed to assist and care of the healthy elderly and in vulnerable situations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d38a8bd94b64b1fa07d85faa7b6bd802025-08-20T12:56:11ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-12-01166Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospitalMaria Luciene Nobre CoutinhoMargarita Acevedo SamúdioLuciene Miranda de AndradeRainério Nobre CoutinhoDenise Maia Alves da Silva Objectives: to investigate the sociodemographic profile and the process of hospitalization of elderly assisted in an emergency hospital. Methods: descriptive epidemiological study conducted at an emergency hospital with 300 elderly patients using a form with hospitalization process and sociodemographic variables. Results: there was a predominance of females (56.0%), between 80 and 89 years old (45.4%), illiterate or with elementary education (86.7%), married or living in stable union (42.6%), with non-communicable chronic disease (54.7%) and regular use of medications. The main reason for hospitalization was fall (54.7%) at home and in the morning hours (42.4%), with admission in the afternoon, transported by ambulance. Conclusion: the findings contribute to the development of strategies directed to assist and care of the healthy elderly and in vulnerable situations.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2889SeniorsEmergencyEpidemiologyNursing |
| spellingShingle | Maria Luciene Nobre Coutinho Margarita Acevedo Samúdio Luciene Miranda de Andrade Rainério Nobre Coutinho Denise Maia Alves da Silva Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital Rev Rene Seniors Emergency Epidemiology Nursing |
| title | Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital |
| title_full | Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital |
| title_fullStr | Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital |
| title_short | Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital |
| title_sort | sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital |
| topic | Seniors Emergency Epidemiology Nursing |
| url | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2889 |
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